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Dakota Johnson and Role Model have dinner in LA
Dakota Johnson and musician Role Model were spotted enjoying a low-key dinner date in Los Angeles, adding fresh fuel to ongoing dating rumours surrounding the pair.
The actress, 36, and the singer-songwriter, whose real name is Tucker Pillsbury, 28, were photographed on Thursday, Jan. 23, after dining together at Saffy’s, a Middle Eastern restaurant in East Hollywood.
The two were seen sitting side by side in a booth and later walking out hand in hand, showing subtle but unmistakable PDA as they left with a friend.
For the evening out, Johnson kept things effortlessly casual in a black lace tank top paired with black pants, wearing her hair down in a natural style.
Role Model opted for a gray-and-black patterned sweater with gray trousers. As they stepped outside, both layered up in trench coats and continued holding hands.
Neither Johnson nor Role Model has publicly confirmed a relationship, but they’ve been seen together multiple times since December, prompting growing speculation that the two are more than just friends.
Johnson’s appearance with Role Model comes months after she quietly ended her long-running relationship with Coldplay frontman Chris Martin.
The pair split in June 2025 after nearly eight years together.
A source previously told PEOPLE that their romance had been complicated for some time.
“Her relationship with Chris was often hot and cold, and while she always hoped they’d work out, she seems lighter and more at peace now that it’s final,” the source said in November.
Role Model was last publicly linked to influencer and podcast host Emma Chamberlain.
Their relationship became public in early 2023 after first connecting online, but the couple announced their breakup later that year in October.
Both stars also have busy months ahead.
Johnson is set to appear in the upcoming film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s novel Verity, which is scheduled for release in late 2026.
Meanwhile, Role Model is preparing to head back on tour, kicking things off on Feb. 5 in New Zealand, with additional dates planned across Europe later in the summer.
For now, neither has commented on their dinner outing, but their recent appearance together has certainly caught fans’ attention.
- India will buy more oil from US, Venezuela, says Trump.
- PM Modi thanks Trump for reducing tariffs on Indian products.
- Modi pledges to buy over $500bn worth of US products: Trump.
US President Donald Trump on Monday said he had agreed on a trade deal with India that slashes US tariffs on Indian goods to 18% from 50% in exchange for India lowering trade barriers, stopping its purchases of Russian oil and buying oil instead from the US and potentially Venezuela.
“Out of friendship and respect for Prime Minister Modi and, as per his request, effective immediately, we agreed to a Trade Deal between the United States and India, whereby the United States will charge a reduced Reciprocal Tariff, lowering it from 25% to 18%,” Trump said in a social media post following a call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
A White House official told Reuters that the US was rescinding a punitive, 25% duty on all imports from India over its purchases of Russian oil that had stacked on top of a 25% “reciprocal” tariff rate.
Modi also committed to buy more than $500 billion worth of US energy, technology, agricultural and other products, Trump added.
“Wonderful to speak with my dear friend President Trump today. Delighted that Made in India products will now have a reduced tariff of 18%,” Modi said in a social media post on X. “Big thanks to President Trump on behalf of the 1.4 billion people of India for this wonderful announcement.”
US-listed shares of major Indian companies rallied on the news. IT consulting firm Infosys was up 3.53% in afternoon trading, consultancy Wipro rose 7%, HDFC Bank gained 3.4% and the iShares MSCI India exchange-traded fund rallied 3.3%.
On Saturday, Trump teased a potential deal for India to buy Venezuelan oil after the US seized Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a military raid in early January.
The deal comes after months of tense trade negotiations between the world’s two largest democracies.
Last August, Trump doubled duties on imports from India to 50% to pressure New Delhi to stop buying Russian oil, and earlier this month said the rate could rise again if it did not curb its purchases.
Purchases of Venezuelan oil would help replace some of the Russian oil bought by India, the world’s third-biggest oil importer.
India relies heavily on oil imports, covering around 90% of its needs, and importing cheaper Russian oil has helped lower its import costs since Moscow invaded Ukraine in 2022 and western nations slapped sanctions on its energy exports.
Recently India has begun to slow its purchases from Russia. In January, they were around 1.2 million barrels per day, and are projected to decline to about 1 million bpd in February and 800,000 bpd in March, according to a Reuters report.
Indian markets have been battered since the tariffs were levied by Washington, making it the worst-performing market among emerging nations in 2025, with record outflows of foreign investors.
Welsh singer, a much loved artist who left an impact on the industry, has passed away after spending more than 60 years in music.
Tony Jones, best known as one half of the famous duo Tony and Aloma, has died at the age of 86.
Tony was a familiar and cherished name in Welsh music and for decades, he performed all over Wales and other places as well, appearing in cabaret shows, television programmes and live concerts.
However, Tony and Aloma became hugely popular during the 60s and 70s, winning the hearts of fans with their music.
The duo sold more than 100,000 albums and were known for hit songs including Mae Gen i Cariad and Dim Ond Ti a Fi.
After eight years apart, Tony and Aloma reunited back in the mid 1980s, bringing joy to fans who followed their journey for years.
Aloma, meanwhile, shared an emotional message through a family member, saying: “Thanks you all for your sympathy and your kind words, without you all there would be no Tony and Aloma.”
Musicians Iona and Andrew Boggie also paid tribute, calling him “a great songwriter, a wonderful voice and a very lovely person.”
Furthermore, Sain record company described Tony as “a friend of Sain for decades” and thanked him for lasting contribution to Welsh music.
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